Object
Draft Greater Norwich Local Plan – Part 1 The Strategy
Representation ID: 20506
Received: 08/03/2020
Respondent: Marlingford and Colton Parish Council
The strategy seeks "growth [that] will be clean and resource efficient, with significantly reduced emissions", yet much of the growth proposed will inevitably deliver exactly the opposite effect, largely because the (wish-list) infrastructure simply does not exist in the right locations and, for the most part, will not in the foreseeable future. The 'village cluster' concept is particularly flawed in this respect and a handful of primary schools capable of some expansion, which forms much of its cited 'infrastructure', is nowhere near adequate. Prioritising brownfield sites in Norwich and the larger satellite communities would be a more responsible choice.
The strategy seeks "growth [that] will be clean and resource efficient, with significantly reduced emissions", yet much of the growth proposed will inevitably deliver exactly the opposite effect, largely because the (wish-list) infrastructure simply does not exist in the right locations and, for the most part, will not in the foreseeable future. The 'village cluster' concept is particularly flawed in this respect and a handful of primary schools capable of some expansion, which forms much of its cited 'infrastructure', is nowhere near adequate. Prioritising brownfield sites in Norwich and the larger satellite communities would be a more responsible choice.